IndustrialMotorControlUsingFPGAsandSoCs

Course Description

Learn how to implement motor control solutions using Xilinx All Programmable devices. This course requires basic knowledge of motor control; this comprehensive course covers motor control concepts; identifies the challenges in typical motor control solutions such as brushless direct current (DC), stepper, and permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) motor control solutions and then demonstrates motor control techniques in Xilinx FPGAs and SoCs with the help of IPs provided by QDESYS.

Level

Application Specific

Training Duration

1 day

Who should attend

FPGA designers and logic designers who seek training in motor control applications

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of motor control

Basics of DSP

FPGA design basics (recommended)

Basic knowledge of EDK and C programming (recommended)

Software Tools

Xilinx ISE® Design Suite: Logic or System Edition 14.2

Hardware

Architecture: 7 series FPGAs, Spartan®-6 FPGAs, Zynq®-7000 SoCs*

Demo board: Avnet Spartan-6 FPGA Motor Control Kit*

* This course focuses on 7-series, Spartan-6, and Zynq architectures. Check with your local Authorized Training Provider for the specifics of the in-class lab board or other customizations.

Skills Gained

After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the necessary skills to:

Identify the challenges of designing industrial motor control applications

Describe how superior performance can be achieved by using Xilinx products in motor control applications

Reduce total cost of ownership and increase scalability and flexibility by utilizing Xilinx products in industrial motor control applications

Describe the Xilinx Motor Control reference design

Identify motor control IP and development tools

Course Outline

Overview of Motor Control Solutions

Overview of Xilinx Products

Lab 1: Introduction to the Xilinx Tools

Motor Control Techniques

Xilinx Motor Control Solutions

Demo 1: Spartan-6 FPGA Motor Control Reference Design

Lab 2: Computing Power Lab

Demo 2: QDESYS Motor Control Reference Design

Lab Descriptions

Lab 1: Introduction to the Xilinx Tools – Use the ISE Design Suite Project Navigator to synthesize and implement the design. Also explore the Project Navigator design analysis capabilities.

Lab 2: Computing Power – Learn how to integrate the Clarke and Park transform motor control IPs into a design to measure instantaneous active and reactive power of a three-phase electric drive.